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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 253
BY SENATOR MORRISH
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 13:5722(A)(2)(d) and R.S. 15:571.11(A)(3) and to repeal R.S. 13:1000.7,2
relative to the Thirty-First Judicial District Court; to provide for an increase in3
certain criminal court costs; to provide for disposition of collections; to repeal4
nullified provisions; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 13:5722(A)(2)(d) is hereby enacted to read as follows:7
§5722. Coroner's Operational Fund established8
A.9
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(2)11
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(d) In criminal cases, including traffic violations, in the district court in13
Jefferson Davis Parish, a fee of not more than five dollars shall be imposed on14
every defendant who is convicted after trial or plea of guilty, which fee shall be15
used solely to defray the operational costs of the office of the coroner of the16
parish.17
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Section 2. R.S. 15:571.11(A)(3) is hereby enacted to read as follows:19
§571.11. Dispositions of fines and forfeitures20
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(3) In addition to all the fines and forfeitures authorized under the23
provisions of this Subsection, in all criminal cases, including traffic violations,24 SB NO. 253 ENROLLED
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in the Thirty-First Judicial District Court an additional fee of not more than1
five dollars shall be imposed on every defendant who is convicted after trial or2
plea of guilty, which fee shall be deposited into the "Criminal Court Fund" to3
be used solely to defray the expenses of the criminal court system of the parish.4
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Section 3. R.S. 13:1000.7 is hereby repealed.6
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: